Suction cleaner adapted to carry cleaner tools



Sept. 2, 1952 c P. BENJAMIN SUCTION CLEANER ADAPTED TO CARRY CLEANER TOOLS 2 SHEETSPSHEET 1 Filed Aug. 12, 1947 INVENTOR. Cords/fa EBay/0min A TTOQNE Y C. P. BENJAMIN Sept. 2, 1952 SUCTI-ON CLEANER ADAPTED TO CARRY C'LEANER TOOLS Filed Aug. 12, 1947 2' SHEETS-SHEET 2 Ariana/Er Patented Sept. 2, 1952 608,709 swarm CLEAN R ADA 'r n o CAREY l r QLEANER TOOLS Cordelia P.Benja1iiin, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to '.'Air-.Way' ElectricAppliance Corporation,. To

ledo Ohio,- a corporation of Delaware mi icatibn Au ust; 12, 1947 ,Seria1.No.."i68,2'0'5j This? invention relatesto suction cleaners of the so-called'taiik type, iirwhich the machine; is shpported on the floor anda tubeorhose leads from it-to a'wand ormetalli'c tube, to theend ofwh'ich'is mounted a floortoolpn other cleaner attachment. These. attachments vary with the w'or'k'to'be accomplished. For examplerone tool or'attachment is adapted particularly for clean-' ing-radiators, another for-cleaning rugs and" carpets, another "013 cleaning] hardwood floors and the. 1ke- It; has been somewhat of a promem to provide asupport for these attachments to have them readily available when needed without their being cumbersome, in the way, or interfering withwthe-vdesired' est-hetic .appearanceflof the cleaner. a

An objectis to produceasuction; cleaner of the above type which is provided with new and improved means for housingojr supporting, such clean ng attachments so that-'- they are readily and convenientlyaccessible when needed, but which are concealedwhen not-in use, and, at: the same time providing for their reception in; the body of the. cleaner casing.-

Anotherobject-is to produce a suction, cleaner Figure 4'isfa fragmentary elevation; showing? an alternate form of door containing the hoseree c'ei'ving nozzle, such door affording access-tof the dust-receiving bag.

The illustrated embodiment of the invgent-ion shown on Figures 1 and 2 comprises a suction cleaner having a housing or casing I'll supported on asuitable base H and having a 'carrying handle [2 at the top. Therearend isprovided with suitable louvers' [3 for the discharge of air from the suction-producing unit disposed within ofthe above type with a chamber for receiving the cleaner attachments'whichris accessible by opening a door or cover forming a part. of. the Qasingor housing wall.

A further'objectis to produce a suctioncleaner having a vtieni'lral working chamber in which the suction" device and associated dustrcolle'cting reeeptacle' are disposed, a'cordjr'eel chamber at one side; of the, working chamber forj'receiving the electrical cord for'sup'plying' current to the suction unit motor, and a chamber on the other side of the working chamber for receiving the cleaner attachments, the latter chamber having an access opening closed by a door which forms a part of the wall of the cleaner housing.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and for purposes of illustration but not of limitation, an embodiment of the invention is shown on the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of a suction cleaner showing the door for the cleaner attachment chamber in open position;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the suction cleaner showing the arrangement of the 1(30rd reel, working and cleaner attachment chamers;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of a slightly different form of suction cleaner showing the chamher for cleaner attachments and showing the mounting of the cleaner attachments; and

the housing. At the, front"end'ofthecasing is} a cover l4 having'a nozzie l15jto receive a flexible hose ['6; It will be understood that the u ual wand carrying the cleaner tool is connected to? the outer. end. of. the h se, butth a 'n j is' ot illustrated since. it forms, nopart: oi'the resent invention. 7

The form of the casing shown-in Figure 31s slightly different, from that shown in Figure. 1, in that the front is substantially elevated above the rear but otherwise the essential features are substantially the same, In both forms therej is provided a suction unit I"! consisting ofan e199)- tric, motor connected to drivesuitable fansfmot shown). In advance, of thejsu'ction cleaner-is a. chamber, I8 disposed diagonally with respect to the housingior receivingfthe dustr-collecting'fbag such as a permeable paperbagi Itlwill bef under'; stood that the bag is inserted, by uneovering the front endof the cleaner either by removingthe cover 14 or byrswing'ing the hingedly mounted. cover Ma as shown in' Figure 4, to opentpo'sitionl. Itwill thus/be apparent that the. dust-laden ali'f drawn through the hose ['6 passes into the dustcollecting bag in the chamber 18, the air being discharged from the housing through the louver openings l3.

The housing thus provides a centrally disposed working chamber which includes the dirt-collecting bag chamber [8 and the suction unit (1, and such working chamber is disposed centrally of the housing. On one side of the working chamber is a cord reel chamber [9 in which is disposed a cord reel 20 mounted for rotation on a suitable shaft 2|, the cord 22 carried by the reel passing through a grommet in the side of the housing and having the usual fitting to enable it to be plugged into a socket. It will be understood that the cord 22 has its opposite end connected to the electric motor forming part of the suction unit I1 for delivering electric current thereto. It will further be understood that the switch 23 at the top of the casing is suitably connected to operate the electric motor forming a part of the suction unit I'I. Detail description and illustration of the cord reel 20 is not considered necessary since they are well-known in the art, ordinarily being equipped with spring means (not shown) efiective for winding the cord upon the reel when the cleaner is not being used.

n the opposite side of the working chamber is a chamber 24 for receiving cleaner attachments indicated generally at 25. In this instance, the chamber 24 extends from the base H to approximately the top of the housing and in horizontal dimension is somewhat less than the length of the housing. The chamber 24 is open on the outer side and such opening can be closed by a door or cover 28 which is hinged at its lower end at 21 and may be swung upwardly to close the chamber 24. It will be understood that the door cover 26, when closed, forms a part of the side wall of the housing and completely conceals the attachments from view. In this instance, the attachments are carried by a flexible fabric sheath 28 which has the desired number of pockets to receive the individual cleaning tools and the sheath is suitably attached to a horizontal support 23 within the chamber 2 As shown in Figure 2, a cleaner 25a, ordinarily referred to as an upholstery cleaner, is fitted into a cavity at one end of the working chamber because its configuration does not lend itself readily to being mounted Within the chamber 2-1. f'). From the above description it will be manifest that I have produced an exceedingly convenient mounting for cleaner attachments for 4 i unit, said casing having a contiguous upright chamber at one side of said suction unit, a horizontally disposed support within said chamber, a pocketed sheath carried by said support with the pockets therein disposed vertically for receiving cleaning tools, there being a side opening in said casing extending substantially from the bottom to the top thereof through which ready access to the cleaning tools carried by said sheath is had, and a hingedly mounted door for said opening, said door providing a side wall for the casing.

2.--A suction cleaner comprising an upright casing, a suction unit fixedly mounted within the casing, a dust collecting receptacle within the casing and communicating with said suction I "unit, said casing'having a contiguous upright suction cleanersf'Access can be readily had to these attachments and when they are not in use, they are concealed in a'chamber forming part of the suction cleaner housing. The arrangement of the cord reel, working and cleaner attachment chambers enables an exceedingly compact unit to be produced, utilizing all available space and providing a well-balanced structure which not only has functional advantages but contributestc neatness and symmetry of form. a

' It isto' be understood that numerous changes in details of construction, arrangementand operation may be effected without departing from the spirit of the invention especially as defined in the appended claims. v

What I claim is: 1' 1. A suction cleaner comprising an upright casing, a suction unit fixedly mounted within the casing, a dust collectingreceptacle within the casing and communicating with said suction chamber at one side of said suction unit, a horizontally disposed support within said chamber, a pocketed sheath carried by said support with tl ie p efi cl nets therein disposed vertically for receiving cleaning tools, there being a side opening in said casing through which ready access to the cleaning tools carried by said sheath is had, a hingedly mounted door for said opening, said door providing a side wall for the casing, a second chamber on the opposite side of said suction unit contiguous thereto and inbalanced relation to said sheath containing chamber, and steel for electric cord within said last chamber. 7

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